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    Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (pronounced [kaˈʃi.ɐs]; 25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "the Peacemaker" and "the Iron Duke", was an...
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    Francisco de Lima e Silva, José Joaquim de Lima e Silva [pt] and Manuel da Fonseca de Lima e Silva [pt]; he was also the uncle of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, later...
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    Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Santa Cruz, Prince Consort of Portugal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, military general Isabel Maria de Alcântara...
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  • distinct rank: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Manuel Antônio da Fonseca Costa, Marquis of Gávea Francisco Xavier Calmon Cabral da Silva, Baron of...
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    Cândida de Oliveira Belo, with whom he had three children: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the future Duke of Caxias, José Joaquim de Lima e Silva Sobrinho...
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    named after Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, who was born there in 1803. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias....
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  • Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke...
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    José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 13 June 1763 – 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman...
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  • Dominic de Silva (1893–1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian military commander Luís da...
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    keep fighting to the end. The commander of the allied forces, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias, suggested that the war was militarily over...
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    João de Souza da Fonseca Costa. Asunción was deserted, evacuated by all its inhabitants two days before. On January 5, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then...
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    imperial government sent troops under the command of Colonel Luís Alves de Lima e Silva and made him the president of the province. By combining political...
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    during the last 42 years of the Empire of Brazil. The first de jure officeholder was Manuel Alves Branco, Viscount of Caravelas, who was sworn in on 20 July...
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    Antônio João had 4 children: Pedro Luís, Amélia Maria, Rafael Antônio and Maria Gabriela. Antônio's first son, Pedro Luis, died on Air France flight 447,...
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    Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval (Marshal) 1852 – Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre (Lieutenant general) 1841 – Luís Alves de Lima e Silva,...
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    morning of 6 December 1868, marshal of the Imperial Brazilian Army, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Marquis (later Duke) of Caxias, moved with 16,999 infantrymen...
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    when married to Pedro I's daughter Maria II. The third, given to Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, was the only dukedom created during the reign of Pedro II. None...
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  • Ferraz de Campos Sales (a president of Brazil) Carlos Chagas, Minas Gerais - Carlos Chagas (discoverer of Chagas disease) Duque de Caxias - Luís Alves de Lima...
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    of the Imperial Army. At that time, the Field Marshal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then Marquis de Caxias, was the commander of the Brazilian forces in...
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    province to organize a response. He joined forces in Ouro Preto with Luís Alves de Lima e Silva (then-Baron and later Duke of Caxias), who commanded the National...
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    Brazilian forces operating in Paraguay and turned to the 63-year-old Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Marquess of Caxias, as the new leader on 10 October 1866...
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    dom Luiz de Orleans e Bragança, bisneto da Princesa Isabel". "D11134". "Bolsonaro decreta luto oficial pela morte de Dom Luiz de Orleans e Bragança"...
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    Beaurepaire-Rohan (1785 - 1840). He was the aide-de-camp of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias. He would later abandon his career as a lieutenant...
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    The Pikysyry maneuver was a tactic used by Brazilian marshal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, during the Paraguayan War to outflank the Paraguayan...
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    (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020. Alves, Pedro (August 28, 2020). "Deputada federal Carla Zambelli não teve Covid-19...
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    José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (Prime Minister of Brazil) Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (Brazilian military and noble) Prince Luiz of...
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    Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Amélie of Leuchtenberg Prince Antônio...
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  • Boshin War. January 5 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian Army commander Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias enters Asunción, Paraguay's capital. Some days...
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    40 recipients) Knight (limited to 100 recipients) Officially, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias was the only Brazilian awarded the commendation...
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  • Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Expected Prince (Portuguese: O Príncipe Esperado) was the eldest son of Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...
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